A/N HardyGal: Sorry for the late update. I've been super busy with writing projects... ANYWAY! To SamN5, Jules Cardy, Sidekicks-anonymous, and NovaShifter15, thank you for all your reviews! :D

To NovaShifter15, Red vs. Blue is (I think) a multiplayer thing from Halo. The RvB I've been referring to is a fan-made webseries set in the Halo universe but largely separated from Halo lore. The series starts off really jokey and ridiculous, but starts getting really intense at around season 6 (the series' 15th season started a week ago).

03.04.17

Knowing

Yet another bot from yet another returning ship smiled and waved. "Hey, Bumblebee!"

The mech spoken to responded in kind. "Hey!"

Smokescreen watched as the returning bot left the landing pad, before turning to Bumblebee. "Wow. You seem to know a lotta bots. Or, vice versa. Or both."

"Yeah, well, a lot of them helped raise me, and when I got older, a lot of them became my teammates." Bumblebee chuckled. "War aside, those were good times."

"That's cool. I mean, knowing all those guys and knowing that all of them got your back. Must be nice."

"Yeah. I guess it is.

04.04.17

Betrayal!

Bumblebee slowly turned, and saw Sideswipe aiming a pistol at him.

"Sideswipe!" Bumblebee hissed. "What the slag are you doing?"

Sideswipe smirked. "Sorry, 'Bee, but you're just a little too close to victory right now."

"You're backstabbing!?"

"It ain't backstabbing if I was never on the team." Sideswipe shrugged. "You gotta admit, it's a winning strategy."

"You're an aft!"

"I told you I take this game seriously."

It was Bumblebee's turn to smirk. "Yeah, so does your brother."

Sideswipe stiffened. He turned and saw Sunstreaker aiming a pistol at his helm. "Frag."

Bumblebee laughed, making his way to the flag.

05.04.17

Fantastic

Bumblebee could successfully explain the history that he and Knock Out shared, but when it came to the current situation, he was just as much in the dark as his team. And the only two the bots who might be able to shed any light on the situation were refusing to say anything helpful. It was frustrating, to say at the least.

"I could really do with some good news," Bumblebee muttered.

"Lieutenant!" Fixit piped up. "That Decepticon signal just came back online not too far from here! It's still corrupted, but I think I can pinpoint its exact location."

"Oh, fantastic."

06.04.17

We're Here For You

Strongarm's anxiety came to a head when Bumblebee asked her who was sorting the recently retrieved stasis pods. Strongarm started heavily berating herself, and as she went on and on, it sounded as though she were about to cry, which is eventually what happened.

Bumblebee was a little alarmed, but he'd been anticipating a breakdown for some time, and attempted to comfort the distressed cadet.

"Look, Strongarm... I don't know exactly what's going on right now, but don't think you have to deal with it by yourself. We're a family, remember? And we look out for each other."

Strongarm vented shakily, and nodded. "Thanks, Bumblebee."

07.04.17

Take 'em Down Hard, No Mercy!

"Bumblebee!" Ironhide pulled the smaller bot back, restraining him firmly. "Get a hold of yourself!"

The captive Decepticon, restrained by both the stasis cuffs and the Twins, spat out a bit of energon and laughed. "Aw, c'mon, can't we talk this out? Oh, wait! You can't talk, can you?"

Voice box buzzing furiously, Bumblebee activated his blaster and fought to escape Ironhide's grip.

The old warrior, unfazed, only tightened his grip. "Bumblebee, enough!"

Bumblebee was too angry to form any coherent words. He finally tore himself away from Ironhide grasp, but instead of attacking the 'Con again, he turned and stormed away.

08.04.17

Way Too Much Energy

Ironhide blamed it on one too many energon sweets, but he knew that the sparkling was already way too mischievous for anyone's good, even without the influence of energon treats.

The old warrior stormed into the rec. room, and spied Bumblebee giggling underneath a stool. "There you are," Ironhide growled.

Bumblebee's optics went wide at the sight of his guardian. Suddenly, he pointed at something behind Ironhide. "What's that!?"

Instinctively, Ironhide spun around.

"Made ya look!" Laughing, Bumblebee raced past the distracted bot and exited the rec. room.

Ironhide sighed. War he could handle, but a highly energetic sparkling? He was too old for this.

09.04.17

Spooky Spaghetti

"I'm going on patrol," Bumblebee said. "You guys are having movie night tonight, right?"

"Actually," Grimlock said excitedly. "Russell is gonna be reading us some creepy stories he found on the Internet."

Bumblebee laughed, raising an optic ridge. "What, really?"

"Yeah!"

"Are you sure you guys wanna do that? Those things aren't exactly a low-budget horror film. There can be some legitimately scary stuff."

Sideswipe scoffed. "It's just a bunch of dumb Internet stories. How bad can it be?"

Bumblebee shook his helm. "Okay, if you say so."

As he turned to leave, Bumblebee mentally prepared for a long night.

04.04.17: Set pre-Tyger Pax, and taking place some time after 'Versus' from week twenty-one.

05.04.17: Another 'Strange Reunions' drabble, set after 'What is Going On!?' from week twenty-four, as well as after 'I'm Counting On It' from week thirty-two.

07.04.17: Set not too long after Tyger Pax.

08.04.17: More sparkling!Bumblebee because I don't have nearly enough of that.